Pino Silvestre – Italian After Shave Classic

The Süddeutsche Magazin writer Paul-Philipp Hanske made a comment on the end of his story “I used to sprinkle my cheeks as a youngster with the aftershave of my dad. Until his cousin explained to me that “Pino Silvestre” which is smelling like fir resin does not “score with the woman”.

Thats the smell I connect with my father and since years I use it to finish / round up the task of a straight razor shave. If the quote is right, I do not want to know how many sisters and brothers I might have got if he never used Pino Silvestre.

Welcome to the shave club – Whiskey shave soap

It´s no secret I like knifes and blades and I get the pest when some marketing freak tells me I need a safety razor with 5 blades for a shave.

So Eric from Life Time Gear hit the spot when he gave me this Whiskey shave soap from Portland General Store as a present on our Frankurt trip 2 weeks ago. Meanwhile, I gave it a try and it performed very well, the lather was very dense, only comparable to the good stuff used by millions of turkish men The Arko shave soap I use normally. The decent smell of whiskey and the packaging will make it my first choice for the next +100 straight razor shaves. Thanks Eric!